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Census Tract · Ranked #77,226 of 84,120 nationally

Matthews Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 37119005709 · Mecklenburg County, NC · pop 4,643

In Matthews in Mecklenburg County, census tract 37119005709 scores 5.2/10 for eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 45% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 25% of renter households, a moderate level, and 17% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,643 monthly, set against $105,862 in average yearly household income, roughly 19% of income at the averages. About 52% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
1.7
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 13% Stable renters 39% Owners 48%
Tract context
Occupied units2,004
Renter share52.1%
SVI overall0.30
Poverty rate3.7%
Median income$105,862

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
43 th percentile
Rank, 43rd percentileLowHigh
#5 of 8 tracts In Matthews
Moderate
Within county
8 th percentile
Rank, 8th percentileLowHigh
#281 of 305 tracts In Mecklenburg County
Very Low
Within state
6 th percentile
Rank, 6th percentileLowHigh
#2,501 of 2,660 tracts In North Carolina
Very Low
National
8 th percentile
Rank, 8th percentileLowHigh
#77,226 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Matthews and the region

Centroid at 35.1317, -80.6976 · click any tract to drill in

Why Matthews scores 1.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Matthews
7.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.8
State political climate
North Carolina legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
3.7% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,643 rent vs county FMR
4.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Matthews
4.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Matthews
7.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from Matthews
3.6

How Matthews compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Matthews risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 1.71.7This tracttract 005709Matthews: 2.52.5Matthewsparent cityCounty: 3.33.3Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.83.8Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 30

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

Eviction filings

Court-record eviction history

Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 106Total filings over 4 yrs
  • 9.48%Avg annual filing rate
  • 11.4%Peak (2015)
  • 19Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2005 to 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 371190057092005: 28 filings (11.02/100 renter HHs)2014: 29 filings (11.03/100 renter HHs)2015: 30 filings (11.41/100 renter HHs)2016: 19 filings (4.46/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 32% over the past 4 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress

Eviction-adjacent indicators

Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Matthews

What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 7.3/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Matthews eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Mecklenburg County average of 5.5 and in line with the North Carolina statewide average of 5.3. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 30th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 106 eviction filings here over 4 tracked years, with about 9.5% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 11.4% of renter households in 2015.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 37119005709

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37119005709?

Census tract 37119005709 in Matthews scores 1.7/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 37119005709?

Median gross rent is $1,643/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 25% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 37119005709?

3.7% of residents in tract 37119005709 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,643.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 37119005709?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 30th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 35th, household 16th, minority 56th, housing 37th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 37119005709?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 106 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 37119005709 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 9.48% of renter households, peaking at 11.4% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

What share of households in tract 37119005709 struggle to pay rent?

About 8.7% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 5.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 37119005709 compare to Matthews overall?

Tract 37119005709 scores 1.7/10, lower than the parent city of Matthews at 2.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Matthews eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Matthews

Top eight tracts in Matthews ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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